Marcelo Gallardo’s emotional reunion with his son on his birthday and Benzema’s ‘gift’ to Saudi Arabia

On his 48th birthday Marcelo Gallardo, the doll received the gift of knowing it will be able to continue to count on Karim Benzema at Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia, after the French star disappeared following Cristiano Ronaldo’s 5-2 defeat against Al-Nassr and missed the last training sessions of last year

The former Real Madrid striker, Merengue’s second all-time top scorer behind CR7 and winner of the Ballon d’Or in 2022, closed the nets at that moment and “disappeared” a few hours before the match that his team would have had to play against Al-Tai.

Now, according to information from the French newspaper The TeamBenzema has already returned to Jeddah and will resume training on Friday. “100%, he will stay in Al-Ittihad”, They say it, relying on members of the entourage of the footballer who began his career at Olympique de Lyon.

Previously, Gallardo had demoted Benzema from the team, which, according to his inner circle, Gato did not like at all. “Karim has had ups and downs in his sporting life and perhaps this period will be less prosperous. He also got injured, stayed for a few days, was away from the team due to the cyclone (in Mauritius) and returned to Saudi Arabia . But we saw it rise from the ashes,” His lawyer, Hugues Vigier, defended him in a dialogue with the television network BFM TV.

“If you remember, when he arrived at Real Madrid he didn’t play much and then he became an absolutely fundamental player”, – added the lawyer.

It also opened the door to see him change clubs. “I have to say that I would be very happy to see him play in Lyon again. I would like … But for now he has not announced it to me, “he told her.

Even if a return to European football does not seem to be in his plans, the TEAMtalk media assures at this moment that Mikel Arteta is interested in taking Benzema on loan to Arsenal until the end of the season to definitively fight for the Premier League against Manchester City .

It was a birthday present for Gallardo, who was entertained by the team at lunch with a strawberry cake and lots of applause, while he blew out the candles. From his team he also had the famous “little bridge”.

The surprise that Marcelo Gallardo’s son gave him for his birthday